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Safe Dates Session 4

Safe Dates Session 4. How to help Friends . Classroom Rules. Respect each others opinions Listen to each other ( No talking while someone else is speaking) No Names 1 person is talking at time No Laughing . Learner Outcomes .

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Safe Dates Session 4

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  1. Safe Dates Session 4 How to help Friends

  2. Classroom Rules • Respect each others opinions • Listen to each other ( No talking while someone else is speaking) • No Names • 1 person is talking at time • No Laughing

  3. Learner Outcomes • Recognize the complexity of the decision to leave an abusive relationship and the many different opinions about when one should leave • Recognize the difficulty and fear that a friend in an abusive relationship may have in reaching out for help • Describe a variety of ways to support a friend who is a victim of dating abuse • Describe the community resources available for teens in abusive relationships • Seek help if they’re victims or perpetrators of abuse in a dating relationship

  4. Why people don’t just leave • People often turn to friends for help in these situations • To be supportive, you need to understand how complex these relationships can be and how difficult it can be to reach out for help

  5. Jose’s Story Stay Leave

  6. Questions • Those of you on the “stay” side at the end of the story, why would you want to stay? • Those of you on the “leave” side at the end of the story, why would you want to leave?

  7. Why is it hard to get help • Why do you think it might be difficult to tell someone about abuse or violence in a dating relationship ? • Barriers to getting help : • Fear of hurting their dating partners feelings • Fear that the fiend who they confide in will tell them to end the relationship • Fear of losing independence from one’s parents • Fear of getting in trouble with one’s parents • Fear that people will not understand, will blame, or won’t believe what happened • Not knowing how or where to get help • Fear of retaliation from the abusive dating partner

  8. How to help a friend Let the victim make their own decisions

  9. Community Resources • Connect them with professionals who know how to help teens in abusive relationships • They can help the person consider their options • They can help the victim develop a safety plan

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